The line of Elros

The Line of Elros
by David Seuferer
davids1690@aol.com
The Line of Elros,
Kings of Numenor, Arnor, Gondor,
and
Chieftains of the Dunedain
Earendil = Elwing
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|---------------|
Elros Elrond
Tar-Minyatur
532FA-32SA-442SA
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Vardamir Noliman (1) Tindomiel Manwendil Atanalcar
61SA-442SA-443SA-471SA d. : :
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|--------------|----------|---------------------------------------|
Tar-Amandil(2) Vardilme Aulendil Nolondil
192-443-590-603 d. : |
| |
|-------------------------------|--------| |--------|-------|
Tar-Elendil Earendur Mairen Yavien Oromendil Axantur
350-590-740-751 | d. d. |
| | |
|---------------|-----| | |--------|-----------|
Silmarien=Elatan Isilme | Caliondo Lindisse Ardamir Cemendur
d. |of Andunie d. | | d. : |
| Tar-Meneldur(3)=Almarian(4) | |
|----| 543-740-883-942 | |--| |
| |--------------------|----| | |------------|
| Tar-Aldarion(5)=Erendis(6) | Almiel Malantur Irilde Hallatan
| 700-883-1075-1098| | : d. of
Valandil | Ailinel=Orchaldor(7) Hyarastorni
Lord of Andunie |----| d. | |
: | | |----------------------|
: Tar-Ancalime(8)=Hallacar Soronto Nessamie Tar-Ancalime=Hallacar
: 873-1075-1280-1285| d.
: (First Ruling Queen)|
: |
: Tar-Anarion
: 1003-1280-1334-1404
: |
: |-----|--------------|
: ? ? Tar-Surion(9)
: d. d. 1174-1384-1556-1574
: |
: |--------------|
: Tar-Telperien(10) Isilmo
: 1320-1556-1731 |
: (Second Ruling Queen) |
: |
: Tar-Minastir(11)
: 1474-1731-1863-1873
: |
: Tar-Ciryatan(12)
: 1634-1869-2029-2035
: |
: Tar-Atanamir The Great(13)
: 1800-2029-2251
: |
: |-------------|
: Tar-Ancalimon(14) ?
: 1886-2251-2386 |
: | |
: Tar-Telemmaite(15) ?
: 2136-2386-2526 |
: | |
: Tar-Vanimelde(16)=Herucalmo(Tar-Anducal)
: 2277-2526-2637 | 2286-2637-2657
: (Third Ruling Queen)|
: |
: Tar-Alcarin
: 2406-2657-2737
: |
: Tar-Calmacil(Ar-Belyagar)(17)
: 2516-2737-2825
: |
--------| |------------------------|
: Tar-Ardamin(Ar-Abattarik) Gimilzagar
: 2618-2825-2899 born in 2630
: | |
: Ar-Adunakhor(Tar-Herunumen)(18) ?
: 2709-2899-2962 |
: | |
? Ar-Zinrathon(Tar-Hostamir) ?
| 2788-2962-3033 |
|--------------| | |
Earendur(19) ?=Lindorie Ar-Sakalthor(Tar-Falassion) ?=Lindorie
15th Lord of 2876-3033-3102 |(House of
Andunie | | Andunie)
| | |
? Ar-Gimilzor(Tar-Telemnar)(20)=Inzilbeth
| 2960-3102-3177 |
| |----------------------------|
Numendil Tar-Palantir(Ar-Inziladun)(21) Gimilkhad
| 3035-3177-3255 3044-3243
| | |
Amandil(23) Tar-Miriel(Ar-Zimraphel)=Ar-Pharazon(Tar-Celion)(22)
death in 3316? 3319 3118-3255-3319
|
Elendil The Tall(24)
death in 3441 SA
|
|-------------------------|
|
|------------------------|
Isildur(48) Anarion
3209 SA-2 TA death in 3440 SA
| |
|-----------|-------|--------| |--|--|------|
Elendur Aratan Ciryon Valandil ? ? ? Meneldil(25)
3299 SA-2 TA 2 TA 2 TA 249 TA 3318 SA-158 TA
| |
Eldacar Cemendur
399 TA 238 TA
| |
Arantar Earendil
435 TA 324 TA
| |
Tarcil Anardil
515 411
| |
Tarondor Ostoher(26)
602 492
| |
Valandur Romendacil I (Tarostar)(27)
652 541
| |
Elendur Turambar(28)
777 667
| |
Earendur(49) Atanatar I
861 748
| |
|------------|------------| |
Amlaith ?(50) ?(50) Siriondil
of Arthedain of Rhudaur of Cardolan 830
946 |
| |-------------------|
| Queen Beruthiel = Tarannon Falastur(29) Tarciryan
| (29A) (Ship King) |
| (First Childless King) |
| 913 |
| Earnil I (30)
| (Ship King)
| 936
| |
Beleg Ciryandil(31)
1026 (Ship King)
| 1015
| |
Mallor Hyarmendacil I(32)
1110 (Ciryaher)
| (Ship King)
| 1149
| |
| Atanatar II(33)
| (Alcarin The Glorious)
Celepharn 1226
1191 |
| |------------------|
| Narmacil I(34) Calmacil
Celebrindor (Second Childless King) 1304
1272 1294 |
| |-------------------------------|
Malvegil(51) Minalcor (Romendacil II)(35) Calimehtar
1349 (Regent 1240-1304) |
| 1366 |
Argeleb I(52) | |
1356 Valacar(36)=Vidumavi(37) ?
| 1432 | |
Arveleg I(53) Eldacar(Vinitharya)(38) Castamir(39)
1409 1255-1490 (Captain of Ships)
| | (The Usuper)
| |--------|---------| |
Araphor(54) Ornendil Aldamir Minardil(40) ?
1589 1437? 1540 1634 |
| | | |
| |-------- |-------------| |
Argeleb II(55) Hyarmendacil II Telemnar(41) Minastan ?
1670 (Vinyarian) 1636 | |
| 1621 |------| |-----| |-----|
| | | |
| | |------| |
| |-----| | |-----------|
Arvegil ? ? Tarondor Angamaite Sangahyando
1743 1636 1636 1798
| |
Arveleg II Telumehtar Umbardacil(42)
1813 1850
| |
| |-----------------------------|
Araval Narmacil II(43) Arciryas
1891 1856 |
| | |
Araphant Calimehtar(44) Calimmacil
1964 1936 |
| | |
| |----------------------| |
| Ondoher(45) ? Siriondil
| 1944 d. |
|----------| | | |
| |----|---| | |
Arvedui(56)=Firiel Artamir | Firiel=Arvedui Minohtar Earnil II(46)
(Last King)|(Daughter 1944 | (Last King) 1944 2043
1974 | of Faramir (45A) |
| Ondoher) 1944 |
|----| Earnur(47)
| 2050
|-------------|
Aranarth ?
2106
|
|-----------|
Arahael(57) ?
2177
|
Aranuir
2247
|
Aravir
2319
|
Aragorn I(58)
2327
|
Araglas
2455
|
Arahad I(59)
2543
|
Aragost
2588
|
Aravorn
2654
|
Arahad II
2719
|
Arassuil(60)
2784
|
Arathorn I
2848
|
Argonui
2912
|
Arador(61) Dirhael(62)=Ivorwen
2930 |
| |
Arathorn II(63) = Gilraen the Fair
|
Aragorn II(64) = Arwen
(Elessar Tel-Contar)|(Daughter of Elrond)
2931 TA-120 4th Age |
|-------|-------|
Eldarion ? ?
d. d.
d. = daughter
: = Had a male heir at the
time of the change in
the succession law.
4 dates = birth, start of reign,
end of reign, death
3 dates = birth, start of reign,
death
2 dates = birth, death
FA = First Age
SA = Second Age
TA = Third Age
Note 1: He was called Noliman because of his love of ancient lore. Upon
recieving the Sceptre he passed it on to his son, but is counted as
having ruled one year. It remained the custom until Tar-Atanamir
that the king should yield the sceptre before his death. The kings
died of free will while yet in the vigor of mind.{UT 213-214}.
Note 2: He was also called Parmaite, for with his own hand he made many
books and legends of the lore gathered by his grandfather.
Numenoreans first come back to Middle-Earth.{UT 214}
Note 3: His 'right name' was Irimon; he took his title Meneldur from his
love of star-lore. He retired the Sceptre earlier than usual,
because of Gil-Galad's worries about the rising of an Evil power in
the East, and he thought his son would be better suited to handle
the coming crisis.{UT 192-196}.
Note 4: She was the daughter of Veantur, Captain of Ships.{UT 165}
Note 5: His birth name was Anardil. He became known as Aldarin
because of his planting of great forests to furnish timber for the
shipyards. He was a friend and counclor to Gil-Galad. He altered
the succession law so that his daughter could take the Sceptre. His
marrage to Erendis was stormy and not a very happy one.{UT 165-198,
214-215}
Note 6: Her mother was Nuneth and her father was Bregar of the House of
Beor. She was descended from Bereth, who was the sister of Baragund
and Belegund.{UT 169,208}
Note 7: Son of Hatholdir, descendent of the House of Hador.{UT 165}
Note 8: She was declared King's Heir at the age of 19. The traditional age
was 100. After Tar-Aldarion's death she neglected all of his
policies and sent no more aid to Gil-Galad. Her marrage to Hallacar
was also an unhappy one.{UT 169, 201, 204, 205}
Note 9: His sisters refused the Sceptre.{UT 215}
Note 10: She would not wed.{UT 215}
Note 11: He took this name because he built a high tower on the hill of
Oromet, near Andunie and the west shore. He sent a great
fleet to the aid of Gil-Galad in the first wars with Sauron.{UT 216}
Note 12: He was a greedy man and built a great royal fleet. His servants
oppressed the men of Middle-Earth. It is said that he forced his
father to give up the Sceptre before he wanted to.{UT 216}
Note 13: He was a proud and greedy man like his father. He exacted a heavy
tribute from the men on the coasts of Middle-Earth. In his heart he
turned against the Valar and Eldar. He was also called 'The
Unwilling' because he was the first King to refuse to lay down his
life or to renounce the Sceptre. He lived until death took him by
force in sinility.{UT 216}
Note 14: The rift between The King's Men and those who still maintained
friendship with the Eldar grew wider. Many of The King's Men
stopped using the Elven-tongue and no longer taught it to their
children.{UT 216,217}
Note 15: This king was so named because of his love of silver and he
commanded his servants to seek for mithril.{UT 217}
Note 16: She gave little heed to ruling, loving rather music and dance. The
real power was wielded by her younger husband. On her death
Herucalmo took the Sceptre withholding it from his son.{UT 217}
Note 17: The King's name was first spoken in Adunic under his rule. He
took this name, because in his youth he was a great Captain and won
many lands along the coasts of Middle-Earth. Thus he kindled the
hatred of Sauron.{UT 217}
Note 18: First King to take the Sceptre with an Andunic name. The
elven-tongues were no longer used or permitted to be taught.{UT 218}
Note 19: {UT 219, SIL 267}
Note 20: He was the greatest of the enemies of the Faithful that had yet
risen. He forbade the use of Eldarin tongues and would not permit
any of the Eldar to come to the land and he punished those who
welcomed them. He revered nothing and never went to the Hallow of
Eru.{UT 218}
Note 21: He repented the acts of the King's before him and wished to be
friends with the Eldar and The Lords of the West. He took his name
because he was far-sighted both in eyes and in mind and even his
enemies feared his words as those of a true-seer. He visited the
Hallow of Eru at the proper times. He prophesied that when the
White Tree died the line of the Kings also would perish.{UT 218,219}
Note 22: He usurped the thrown from Miriel and married her against the law
of Numenor. He was said to be the mightiest of the Kings of
Numenor. He captured Sauron and brought him to Numenor as a
hostage. He soon started to listen to the lies of Sauron and
brought about the destruction of Numenor.{UT 219, SIL 268-278}
Note 23: He set sail for Valinor to beg the Valar for mercy and he was never
seen again.{SIL 274}
Note 24: He fled to Middle-Earth at the destruction of Numenor with nine
ships. Four of the ships were for his Household, three for Isildur,
and two for Anarion. Elendil's ships were blown north in the storms
of Numenor's destruction where he founded the kingdom of Arnor.
Isildur and Anarion's ships were blown south and they founded the
kingdom of Gondor.{SIL 278}
Note 25: He was a man of courtesy, but far-seeing, and he did not reveal his
thoughts. He was the fourth child of Anarion and the last man born
in Numenor.{UT 278}
Note 26: He rebuilt Minas Anor and Gondor was first attacked by wild men
from the East.{LOTR III 403}
Note 27: Took the name Romendacil 'East-victor' when he defeated and drove
out the Easterlings during his fathers reign. He was slain in
battle with new hordes of Easterlings.{LOTR III 403}
Note 28: He avenged his father's death against the Easterlings and won large
territories in the East.{LOTR III 403}
Note 29: His name Falastur means 'Lord of the Coasts'. He built large
navies and extended Gondor's power along the coasts west and south
of the Mouths of Anduin.{LOTR III 403}
Note 29A: She was a nefarious, solitary, and loveless wife. She hated the
sounds and smells of the sea, all making, all colors and elaborate
adornment, wearing only black and silver and living in bare chambers.
She had nine black cats and one white, her slaves, with whom she
conversed, or read their memories, setting them to discover all the
dark secrets of Gondor, so that she knew those things 'that men wish
most to keep hidden', setting the white cat to spy upon the black,
and tormenting them. Her name was erased from the Book of the Kings,
and that King Tarannon had her set on a ship alone with her cats and
set adrift on the sea before a north wind. The ship was last seen
flying past Umbar under a sickle moon, with a cat at the masthead and
another as a figure-head on the prow.{UT 407}
Note 30: He regained the Haven of Pelargir and built a great navy. He laid
seige to Umbar and took it in 933 SA. In 936 he and many ships were
lost in a great storm off of Umbar.{LOTR III 403}
Note 31: He continued the building of ships. The men of the Harad, led by
the lords that were driven out of Umbar, came up with a great force
and attacked Umbar and Ciryandil fell in battle in Haradwaith.{LOTR
III 403}
Note 32: He bided his time and gathered a strong army and he came down from
the north by sea and by land, and crossing the River Harrien his
armies utterly defeated the Men of the Harad in 1050 SA. Gondor
now reaches the height of its power. Hyarmendacil means 'South
Victor'.{LOTR III 403-404}
Note 33: He loved ease and did nothing to maintain the power he inherited,
and his two sons were of like mind.{LOTR III 404}
Note 34: Easterling attacks start again.{LOTR III 404}
Note 35: In 1240 SA he was made regent by Narmacil I to rid himself of all
cares. He was a man of grear vigor. His chief concern was with the
Northmen. In 1248 SA he led a great force, and between the
Rhovanion and the Inland Sea he defeated a large army of Easterlings
an destroyed all their camps and settlements east of the Sea. He
then took the name of Romendacil. He built the pillars of the
Argonath at the entrance to Nen Hithoel.{LOTR III 404-405}
Note 36: In 1250 SA he was sent to the King of Rhovanin, Vidugavia, as an
ambassador. In his time the first disaster of Gondor began, the
Kin-strife.{LOTR III 405}
Note 37: She was the daughter of Vidugavia, King of the Rhovanin.{LOTR III
405}
Note 38: He was supported by the Northmen and the Dunadain of northern
Gondor. He was deposed in 1437 SA and restored in 1447 SA. The
Stone in the Tower of the Stone in Osgiliath was lost in the waters
of Anduin when he was besieged there. In a battle in Lebennin, at
the crossings of Erui, Eldacar slew Castamir in battle. Castamir's
followers fled to Umbar. Gondor and Umbar were at war for many live
times.{LOTR III 405-406}
Note 39: He was supported by men of the coasts and the great havens of
Pelargir and Umbar. Castamir was said to have been a cruel,
haughty, and ungenerous man.{LOTR III 406}
Note 40: He was slain at Pelargir in a battle with the Corsairs of Umbar who
were led by Angamaite and Sangahyundo, the great-grandsons of
Castamir.{LOTR III 407}
Note 41: The second disaster of Gondor was the plague that came with dark
winds out of the East. Telemnar and his children died in the
plague. For weariness and fewness of men because of the plague the
watch on Mordor ceased.{LOTR III 407, 408}
Note 42: In 1810 TA he gathered his forces and took Umbar by storm. In that
war the last descendents of Castamir perished and Umbar was Gondors
again.{LOTR III 408}
Note 43: The third disaster of Gondor was the invasion of the Wainriders.
Narmacil II was killed in battle with the Wainriders beyond Anduin.
Gondor's frontiers for a time were witdrawn to the Anduin and Emyn
Muil. The Ring-Wraiths re-enter Mordor.{LOTR III 408-409}
Note 44: In 1899 TA he had a great victory versus the Wainriders upon
Dagorlad.{LOTR III 409}
Note 45: He and his sons were killed in battle with the Wainriders north of
Morannon.{LOTR III 409}
Note 45A: He was King Ondoher's sister-son. He was in command of the rearguard
defense. But the Wainriders poured relentlessly into Ithilien and
late on the thirteenth day of Cermie they overwhelmed Minohtar, who
was slain by an arrow. His men carried him out of the fray, and all
that remained of the rearguard fled southwards to find Commander
Adrahil.{UT 294}
Note 46: He was Captain of the Southern Army and he defeated Harad at the
River Poros and then he turned north and gathered to him the
reinments of the defeated Northern Army and routed the Wainriders.
He was given the crown in 1945 TA. He sent aid to King Arvedui but
it arrived to late.{LOTR III 409}
Note 47: He was like his father in valour, but not in wisdom. He would take
no wife, for his only pleasure was in fighting. He at last accepted
the Witch-King's challenge to single combat and he went to Minas
Morgul with a small escort of knights and was never seen again. It
is believed that he died under torture. He was the last king of
Gondor until the return of Aragorn II in The War of the Ring.{LOTR
III 413}
Note 48: His three oldest sons were slain at the disaaster at Gladden
Fields. Isildur is slain and loses the One Ring in the Anduin.{UT
269-275}
Note 49: After his reign the kings no longer take names in High-Elven
form.{LOTR III 394}
Note 50: Because of dessension among Earendur's sons the kingdom was split
into three kingdoms. The lines of Isildur soon perished in Cardolan
and Rhudaur. Rhudaur and Cardolan fought for the possesion of Amon
Sul, because the Tower of Amon Sul held the Cheif Palantir of the
North and the other two were in the keeping of Arthedain.{LOTR III
394, 396, 397}
Note 51: At this time the kingdom of Angmar first arose.{LOTR III 397}
Note 52: Since there were no descendents of Isuldur left in Cardolan and
Rhudaur Argeleb I claimed kingship of all of Arnor once more. In
token of this the kings took names prefixed with Ar-. This claim
was resisted in Rhudaur because power had been claimed by an evil
lord of the Hillmen, who was secretly in league with Angmar.
Argeleb I fortified the Weather Hills. He was slain in battle with
Rhudaur and Angmar.{LOTR III 394,397}
Note 53: With help from Cardolan and Lindon he drove back his enemies from
the Weather Hills. A great force came out of Angmar in 1409 TA and
entered Cardolan and Weather Top was surrounded. Arveleg I was
slain in battle and The Tower of Amon Sul was burned and razed but
the Palantir was saved and carried to Fornost.{LOTR III 397}
Note 54: He was not full grown but with the help of Cirdan he repelled the
enemy from Fornost and the North Downs. The power of Angmar was
checked for a time by the Elvenfolk out of Lindon, Rivendell and
Lorien.{LOTR III 397,398}
Note 55: The Pleague came into Eriador and most people of Cardolan perished,
especially in Minhiriath. The Dunedain of Cardolan ended and evil
spirits came out of Angmar and Rhudaur and entered into the deserted
mounds and dwelt there.{LOTR III 398}
Note 56: Angmar rose agian and attacked Arthedain in 1974 TA and he captured
Fornost. Arvedui took shelter with the Lossoth, the snowmen of
Forochel. When Cirdan heard this he sent a ship to look for him.
Before Arvedui left he gave the Ring of Barahir to the Chief of the
Lossoth as thanks (the Dunadain later paid a ransome to get the ring
back). As he sailed away a great storm wind arose and crushed his
ship against the ice. The stones of Annuminas and Amon Sul were
also lost when Arvedui's ship sank. After Arvedui the North Kingdom
ended. When the North Kingdom ended the Dunadain pasted into the
shadows and became a secret and wandering people, and thier deeds
and labors were seldom sung or recorded.{LOTR 399,400,401}
Note 57: He was fostered in Imaldris as were all following sons.{LOTR 401}
Note 58: He was slain by wolves.{LOTR III 401}
Note 59: In 2509 TA the orcs of the Misty Mountains reveal themselves.{LOTR
III 401}
Note 60: The orcs of the Misty Mountains begin to ravage the lands and the
Dunadain with the help of the sons of Elrond fight them.{LOTR III
402}
Note 61: He was slain in the Coldfells north of Rivendell by hill-trolls.
{LOTR III 420}
Note 62: He was a descendent of Aranarth.{LOTR III 420}
Note 63: He went riding with the sons of Elrond against the orcs and was
slain when an orc-arrow pierced his eye.{LOTR III 420}
Note 64: He lived through many adventures and trials and during the War of
the Ring he returned to Gondor and claimed the crown of both Gondor
and Arnor.[The Lord of the Rings]
Author's Note: There are several descripencies in the above geneology and
the Tale of Years in Appendix A in The Lord of the Rings.
The differencies are as follows:
1) The date for the aid to Gil-Galad by Tar-Minastir is
stated as 1700 SA in the Tale of Years, but in Unfinished
Tales Tar-Minastir doesn't start his reign until 1731 SA.
Christopher Tolkien could not account for the
discrepancy.{UT 221,222}
2) Christopher Tolkien believes that the date for the death
of Tar-Atanamir in the Tale of Years is in error.{UT 222}
3) Christopher Tolkien also believes that Tar-Arlamin was
accidently left out of the Tale of Years.{UT 222}
4) Tar-Palantir's dates are different, 3175 SA changed to
3177 SA, and Christopher Tolkien didn't know why the dates
were changed.{UT 223}
David Seuferer
davids1690@aol.com